Successfully merged with Luminar Technologies, Inc. (now named Luminar Holdco, LLC)
SPAC Overview
$375M
IPO Size
$406M
Trust (as of 2020-09-30)
Completed
Current Status
2019
IPO Year
Timeline Progress
- Registration2018-11-06 Filed S1
- IPO2019-02-01 IPO, search begins
- Definitive Agreement2020-08-24 Agreement for merger
- Completed2020-12-02 Merger Completed
About
Gores Metropoulos, Inc. is a blank-check company seeking a business combination, with a stated focus on acquisition opportunities in consumer products and services.
Investment Focus
Consumer
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SPAC Team
Sponsors
Leadership
Austin Russell
Chairperson of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer, President, President and Chief Executive Officer
Dean Metropoulos
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary
Alec Elias Gores
Chief Executive Officer, Director
Andrew Mcbride
Chief Financial Officer, Director, Director Nominee, Secretary
Thomas Fennimore
Chief Financial Officer
Jason Matthew Eichenholz
Chief Technology Officer
M Scott Faris
Chief Business Officer
Scott M. Faris
Chief Business Officer
Benjamin John Kortlang
Director
Jun Hong Heng
Director
Katharine A. Martin
Director
Mary Lou Jepsen PhD
Director
Matthew Simoncini
Director
Scott A. Mcgregor
Director
Shaun Maguire
Director
Joseph D. Gatto
Director, Director Nominee
Michael John Cramer
Director, Director Nominee
Randall Bort
Director, Director Nominee
C. Dean Metropoulos
Extended Team Information
Led by Chairman Dean Metropoulos and CEO Alec Gores, with CFO Andrew McBride. Metropoulos and Gores bring experience in consumer-brand acquisitions, operating businesses and private equity; the team also cites more than 80 years of combined operational, financial, investment and transactional experience, including prior SPAC transactions.
Key Information
IPO Date
2019-02-01
Total Redemptions
$189K
PIPE
$170M
SIC
6770
Completion Date
2020-12-02
Merger Target
Luminar Technologies, Inc. (now named Luminar Holdco, LLC)
SPAC Ticker
GMHI